Jennifer Lawrence on fame: ‘Thank you for loving my movies, but let me eat’

Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence covers the January issue of Marie Claire Australia. I’ve included the actual cover at the bottom of this post. Not only is it a reprint, but it’s a reprint from JLaw’s “winged bangs” era from a year ago. I do appreciate the headline, “the BFF we all wish we had;” it dovetails nicely with the “Jennifer, be my BFF” poster a girl was waving in a photo from yesterday’s JLaw post.

The editorial for this issue hasn’t surfaced yet, but the interview is interesting. I still don’t think Jennifer is Katniss-ing her way through media life, but she does know how to poke her haters. In these excerpts, she manages to bring up her usual two big topics: refusing to diet (again and again) and talking about how fame is hard because she gets no privacy. The second topic does worry me because JLaw is starting to appear a wee bit ungrateful. The first topic is a well-worn one, but I’m simply grateful that a young actress is willing to rage against the size 0 machine. Jennifer knows that she can be an example for young girls, and she’s working it. Let’s do this:

On being Dior’s spokesmodel: “I actually said no at first. I thought, ‘I’m not a model. I’m not a spokesperson. I’m just an actor!’ But then [producer] Harvey Weinstein told me I was being an idiot. He said, ‘Just go to Paris and go to the fashion show.’ Once I was at the show, I felt like I had been baptised in fashion. I was just in love with his [Simons’s] clothes, so it would have been ridiculous to say no.”

Would she lose weight for Dior? “No, no, no! I just wouldn’t [diet],” she insists, with a volley of laughter. “I like the way I look, so if something has to get let out for me to wear it, it has to get let out.”

She’s not as tough as Katniss: “I wouldn’t last two seconds in a fight. I definitely have more of a leader mindset than a follower mindset, but I’m not as courageous as she is. I don’t do as much good with it as she does.”

On her winning Oscar night: “It was one of those things where no matter how great something is, when you are utterly exhausted, and
 I was sick, too, it just was [too much] … I tried to go to an after party, but it was absolutely miserable, and I walked right back out and went home and ordered a pizza.”

On making $27 million last year: “It means I’m rich, obviously,” she shrugs. “My dad helps me manage it and I still go over my credit card [limit] every month. It hasn’t changed the way I spend, but it’s nice to know that I can plan a future and be able to put my imaginary children through college.”

Her family was happy: “Growing up, my bedroom was right above my parents’ bedroom and I used to hear them laughing before they went to sleep. If you were around my parents, you want to be married; you want to have what they have.”

On the trials of fame: “I want to go out to a restaurant and just eat and be left alone. Thank you for loving my movies; I appreciate it so much, but the greatest thing you could do is let me eat and just go home. But I have to accept that I’m not going to make it through the meal without getting bothered and be OK with that.”

She’s still pretty normal: “I’m doing what a 23 year-old should be doing, which is going home and hanging out with my friend, who, when I tell her to unload the dishes, will tell me to go screw myself. I like to keep living in reality.”

[From Marie Claire Australia]

Do you think Jennifer realizes she’s not a very good fit for Dior? I think she does. It’s funny that Harvey Weinstein encouraged her to go for the endorsement because I always assumed JLaw went with Dior for an excuse not to wear Marchesa. Maybe Harvey knew it would be too obvious to put Jennifer in his wife’s awful dresses. Or maybe Jennifer already said, “Hell no,” and Harvey knew he had nothing left to lose in that department.

On the whole fame business, I can see how it would suck to go from a virtually unknown actress to one who can’t even grab a cup of Starbucks. In the grand scheme of things, ordering in a pizza is a fair trade-off for never having to worry about money again. JLaw just needs a few weeks away from life like we all do.

Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence

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  1. Kiddo says:

    I would never think about going up to any person, that I don’t know personally, eating dinner. I don’t really understand where this behavior is coming from.

    • LB says:

      I see it in restaurants quite frequently. It makes me feel bad for the celebs who are just trying to blend in and eat undisturbed.

    • blue marie says:

      Me either, it’s rude to interrupt someone eating.

      I like the white coat, or is it a dress? a coat dress?

    • TheOriginalKitten says:

      The only way I could EVER envision myself doing that would be *maybe* if I was sitting next to a celeb at a bar for a couple hours. I feel like a bar is a more casual atmosphere plus people are drinking etc.
      Even then though, the reality is that I would still be too worried that I’d be bothering them.
      …and I’m talking about a picture, not an autograph. Autographs are weird.

      • Kiddo says:

        Yeah, that’s less of a separate intimate setting.

      • Louise says:

        I recently sat on the table right beside Diane Kruger and Josh Jackson at a casual restaurant in Hollywood. Whilst my friend and I (both from a small town in Australia) love celebrity culture, we decided against interrupting them at any point during the meal because it seemed rude and intrusive. I’m sure that would happen though.

    • Myrto says:

      Absolutely. It’s just so rude. Especially when the people are eating. Like, if they’re walking down the street or waiting on a train platform, mentioning that you like their work is fine I think. But in a restaurant, it’s just so unbelievably rude and I don’t blame Jennifer for being annoyed.

      • Kate says:

        During they heyday, Nature By Nature were in a mall. People wanted autographs and photos. They said they would sign, pose after they were finish eating. They took their time eating but the signed and posed with everyone .

        I would never go up to a celeb while they ere eating, even just to say hi. Now I’d stalk them until I knew they were leaving then ask for a photo

    • littlemissnaughty says:

      I think it’s probably okay to wait until someone’s completely finished and maybe even getting up to leave. I would never approach a stranger anyway, celeb or not. I would try to look and not be creepy (which wouldn’t work, I just know it). But I think for most people it’s a matter of “I’ll never get this chance again.” and their brain shutting down for a second. It is rude, yes. But I kind of understand where it’s coming from and it’s not necessarily bad manners.

      • kim says:

        No, its really not. You are not entitled to these people’s time because you saw their movie. Its intrusive plain and simple. Why is it so hard for people to live with the fact that they can’t get everything they want just because they want it? Is it frustrating for you not to get someone’s autograph? Live with it.

      • EarlGreyer says:

        kim +1

    • GeeMoney says:

      Well, if you are famous and you don’t want to be bothered, don’t sit in a place that’s visible to everyone. I have sympathy for her, but at the same time, she can be sat in a place that’s far away from the public.

      Rude or not, most of the time when people see their fave celebrities, they just want to say hi, and probably just tell them that they like their work, that’s all.

      • Lucinda says:

        I dislike people blaming the celebrity for someone else’s rude behavior. It’s rude to interrupt someone’s meal. Period. People need to get over themselves. They are not entitled to that celebrity’s time anymore than they are entitled to the time of the stranger the next table over.

        Even then she isn’t really complaining that much. She is really more saying she hasn’t gotten to the level of acceptance she needs to. It’s a pretty mature observation really.

      • GeeMoney says:

        I’m not blaming her for someone else’s behavior… I’m simply just saying “deal with it”, because people aren’t going to stop being rude, no matter how much you want them to.

      • littlestar says:

        I have to agree with Lucinda. Just because someone is famous doesn’t mean we the public are allowed to go up to them and interrupt their dinner. Yes, celebrities give up certain rights to privacy once they become famous, but to think WE should be allowed to interrupt their dinner to talk to them just because they’ve been in a few movies is quite honestly rude.

      • Green Girl says:

        “Rude or not, most of the time when people see their fave celebrities, they just want to say hi, and probably just tell them that they like their work, that’s all”

        For many celebrities, though, they have to put the brakes on one fan approaching them. If a celebrity poses for pictures with one fan at a restaurant, what’s to stop everyone else from approaching them? It becomes “Hey, you posed for pictures with that guy, so why won’t you pose for pictures with me?”

        I wouldn’t want to be famous, because it seriously sounds like everyone who approaches you wants something. A picture, a few minutes of your time, etc. That can get exhausting especially because I am sure this can happen a few times a day. And besides, celebrities are humans, too. They might not feel like talking to fans at that time, they might not be “on” – they just want to eat a burger with their friends in quiet.

      • GeeMoney says:

        @Green Girl

        I agree with what you are saying… but that’s the plight of being famous, right? Everyone who approaches you possibly wants something (photo, handshake, whatever) and it can get old and tiresome, especially if you are tired or it’s the umpteenth time that’s happened in one day, but without that eager fan base, they wouldn’t have a career.

        It’s a no-win situation, honestly. But I bet celebs would rather complain about that happening to them than to not have it happen at all.

      • sienna says:

        I think this is what George Clooney said yesterday. About how when you are starting out all you want is fame and recognition for your acting, especially when you realize how few people “make-it”. But then it happens and life becomes a guilded cage.

        Certainly some celebs choose to leave LA for places where they are able to exist more normally, but when you are one of the hottest stars on the planet, those places become few and far between.

        On the other side, I have no sympathy for those who eat at Mr Chow’s or the Ivy and then complain about lack of privacy.

    • Bellatrix says:

      I feel such a second hand embarrassment to even think about approaching any celebrity no matter where I happen to see them. I don’t even stare long at them not to look like a creep. I just think that a celebrity is an ordinary guy/girl as well and it’s extremely creepy for them no matter how nice they act. The only acceptable option for me would be perhaps if we happened to be in the same company.

      • msw says:

        I met my favorite singer a few times after shows, but he is one those guys who likes to hang out and mingle after the set. That’s tge only time i’ve ever bothered to talk to a celeb because it was a clear invite.

    • H26 says:

      True story, I was at a Panera with my kids. My son was wearing the local NFL teams hat, someone noticed his hat and pointed out 2, big football player looking guys as members of our local team. So I looked, I was yep, look like football players and now we will go eat. That same person must have mentioned it to the guys as they were leaving and they came over and talked to my kids and my son got a picture. They were super nice but there is no way I would ever interrupt someone’s meal.
      No if I saw someone I might do the “checking my phone, really snapping a proof I saw them” picture but I wouldn’t interrupt their meal.

    • kim says:

      I agree, but then start thinking to those people who bug celebs while they’re eating the fans are having their “once in a lifetime” experience by seeing these celebs. It sucks either ways, but when it’s said and done celebs need fans or they’d be nothing. There are lots of fine actors that never make it. When it comes to reality show ppl? they are not celebs only ppl with no skill, just connections, and a heavy dose of wannabe.

    • Sloane Wyatt says:

      I waited until he was done with his pizza, and then went up to Regis Philbin in the parking lot. I shook his hand and thanked him for his years of entertainment. Then, we all went on our way.

      I’d never interrupt anyone while they were eating either!

  2. jess says:

    Im calling bs on her not dieting. Shes alot thinner now then she was when she was nominated for wintersbone. I hate when actresses say they are comfortable with their weight, yet, we see pap pics of them leaving à gym.

    • yael says:

      going to a gym doesn’t necessarily mean you’re trying to get/stay skinny. it could mean you’re, you know, trying to be HEALTHY.

    • Kaye says:

      In my opinion, going to a gym is for aerobic conditioning and strength training more than for losing weight.

      • Aussie girl says:

        When your young and run off your feet with working than your bound to lose weight. I was the same at that age

    • Dani2 says:

      My weight fluctuates all the time depending on how busy I am, and I’ve never had the discipline to actually contemplate going on a diet.

    • heidi says:

      just be honest about everything

    • Lucinda says:

      I doubt she is trying to lose weight. I think she is losing weight from an incredibly busy schedule. And if she really is having gastrointestinal issues, like she talked about on Letterman, then she could be losing weight for that reason. When my issues flare up, I have a hard time keeping weight on.

    • Gossy says:

      @ All her defenders….the problem is she says she doesn’t diet or work out…..

      You’re trying to turn this into a “good for her for not going anorexic” but she has a super fit body that’s like size 4??? Which is a really good weight/dress size in terms of health and aesthetically speaking.

      1/3 of America is overweight, 1/3 obese. People NEED to lose weight through exercising and eating healthy foods.

      Nobody is saying “don’t eat” but we’re saying “make the healthy choices in eating, make the healthy choice by exercising”

      Jennifer is sending the message “Even if you’re obese, love your body and don’t work out or diet”

      Here are her exact statements:

      In fact, the 23-year-old tells the December issue of InStyle that the treadmill and counting calories have zip to do with her enviable curves.

      ‘Nothing can motivate me,’ she shares, not even when preparing to go almost naked for her role in X-Men, she says. ‘I thought, “Oh definitely, I’ll work out and diet.” But nope. Not me!’

      ‘During Hunger Games, when I was eating ungodly amounts, I used to tell myself, “Stop eating, people are going to see this. This movie is going to be around forever,”‘ she explains to InStyle writer Mike Sager.

      ‘But nope! I was like, I still want candy and I still want a hot dog!’

      • Liv says:

        if you saw interviews with her you know that she exaggerate storys to make them funnier. So because of that I think you should take her words with a grain of salt. There are pictures of her leaving a gym. I just think she doesn’t watch much what she eats and I appreciate that an actress has a message for young girls. Many others do not.

      • kim says:

        Fit Mom?

      • Sloane Wyatt says:

        *bows to your well done snark*

    • HH says:

      Well, to be fair, plenty of people go to the gym to stay their current size. Those that put on pounds easily (myself included) use the gym to maintain whatever size/weight they currently are.

      I do think Jen lost weight, but wasn’t that when she was doing the Hunger Games trilogy? I thought it was just because the character had to be incredibly fit.

    • kim says:

      idk dancing burns lots of calories, so maybe she puts on a pair of earbuds and shakes it

  3. Anna says:

    At this point I’d prefer JLawr in a Marchesa, rather than the cr@p that Dior has been sending her.

  4. Aussie girl says:

    She is keeping it together fairly well and let’s not forget the girl is only 23!

    • Green Girl says:

      Agreed! I am extremely impressed with how she’s managing her fame. I don’t know how much of it is her or if she has extremely smart management, but she’s handled her career and her fame very well.

  5. Dani2 says:

    Eh, I don’t have a problem with this interview, I came here all ready to be, “I love you Jen but STFU” but it’s not one of her problematic ones. I get what she means about wanting to eat in peace at a restaurant, and she’s normally really good with her fans in general. So I’ll give her a pass.

    • Aussie girl says:

      Lol. I too was like, here we go.. But found nothing irritating about this interview.

    • TheOriginalKitten says:

      I get what she means but it still grated on me (just a bit) to read that after her just admitting that she’s incredibly wealthy at 23.
      For once, I just want an actor to say “For $27M a year, I can put up with the occasional hassle, not a big deal.”
      Then again, I guess she was just answering the question honestly.
      *shrugs*

      • Kiddo says:

        Maybe it’s not occassional. Since she presents this “salt of the Earth” persona, perhaps tons of people think it’s okay to invade her private time and space. It’s one thing talking to famous people on the street, but when they are having dinner?

      • Lucinda says:

        I think that’s it. How many times does it happen? What happens when it does? Is it one person or does it open a floodgate? How cold is her meal by the time she finally gets to eat it. Even then, she didn’t say people shouldn’t do it. She said she just isn’t to the level of acceptance about it that she needs to be.

      • TheOriginalKitten says:

        @Kiddo & Lucinda-yeah I agree with you guys and it would drive me nuts too, but for $27M…?
        Just saying…

        But yeah, I don’t have a huge problem with what she said, She was just being honest.

      • littlestar says:

        I thought that was pretty tacky too. One of my peeves is when someone brags about how much money they have. Not that she was technically bragging, as she was asked the question, but how she answered it was pretty weird imo.

        Edit: $27 would be wonderful… Would love to just pick up and leave at a moment’s notice and miss the -30C weather we are expected to get tonight :(.

      • Kiddo says:

        I didn’t read the article, but it’s possible that the interviewer said something to the effect of, “You made 27 million dollars last year”, to which she may have been truly honest by replying that she was rich. If that’s the case, it’s refreshing, because so often the uber wealthy can act like no money is enough and that they are struggling, and also that it would absolutely kill them to ay more taxes, etc. So I think she may have boldly owned it. Or she might have been an ass. Too lazy/busy to go look. lol

  6. Andrea says:

    Im sorry but you can be a girl who works put but doesnt diet. At her age and weight usually just going to the gym keeps you in shape. I know I dont diet but I like to eat healthy; Id rather have a monster salad with tons of veggies and ranch dressing than McDonalds.

  7. Barrett says:

    The headline and story line an the weight is getting old. She has an hourglass figure and whether she gains or loses it goes in good places. Lets drop this already.

  8. s says:

    the first photo is beautiful! she’s a looker.

  9. Happyhat says:

    I’d love to know what measurements she actually is, and what measurements other access are. To me she still seems very slim, so if she’s supposed to be bigger then the average actress then what the hell size are other actress?!!!! I’m going to guess she’s like….a US 4? And other actresses are actually 2’s and 0’s?

    • tracey says:

      In terms of assessing someone’s actual size, the word “measurements” is key. Sizes mean absolutely nothing — what is deemed a size “2” today would have been about an 8 several years ago. Designers keep reducing the size number of their clothes — without reducing the amount of fabric used — to appeal to people’s vanity.

      When someone says i weigh …… lbs, that means something as the numbers on a scale aren’t adjusted like clothing sizes.

      • Happyhat says:

        Yeah, that’s true actually! I’m about 3 different sizes, and that’s just in one shop alone.

        So yeah, measurements – I want their actual measurements!!

      • wiffie says:

        So true on how sizes have changed. When I got married, I wore my grandmother’s wedding dress from 1950 to the groom’s dinner. It was a size 13. I was 119 lbs and a size 2 in today’s clothes. It’s crazy. Made me think about that “Marilyn was a size 16” thing completely differently.

      • Happyhat says:

        @wiffie – hell yeah! That whole Marilyn size 16 thing is pretty meaningless. Like, when, at what period? Cos according to some stats at one point she had a 23″ waist! In current dress sizes, I’m guessing that’s US size 16. I was a UK 16 at my heaviest, and I’m the same height as Marilyn…no way in hell she ever was a 16 in either country!!! (I believe that a US 16 would be a UK 20….so no way!)

  10. Seapharris7 says:

    This interview isn’t particularly annoying, but can we please take a break? I think all this PR/media is overkill, I’m so annoyed just bc she’s EVERYWHERE. Just like the Big Bang Theory what’s-her-face

    • Celia says:

      No offense, but wouldn’t it help if you stop reading articles about her? I’m over Cumberbatch who has been everywhere so I just skip all the posts about him.

      • Seapharris7 says:

        Oh, I’m over him too. But it feels like with both of them + the Kardashians, there’s never any articles to read on CB anymore.

  11. Ninks says:

    My theory is that Dior have been giving her the crap dresses because she refuses to lose weight to fit into the sample sizes. That’s why Natalie Portman gets the good stuff, because she’s tiny.

  12. Talie says:

    Calvin Klein should have really jumped on her after she wore that red dress and she also wore another great Calvin dress to the Vanity Fair party last year. American sportswear works well on her body.

  13. Brittney says:

    I think the weight thing keeps getting brought up because each magazine or interview period keeps asking the same question… Further think about her movies. I have a 9 year old an a 16 year old, they made me watch the making of Hunger Ganes and it was very physical. She has to train like crazy. I think her weight goes down when she is filming and she gets more tone. Then after when she isn’t filming she puts on a little from being comfy, I agree she doesn’t DIET just works it when she works…

    • Gossy says:

      Except she stated “nothing will motivate me to work out”…..so apparently she’s fit and toned without dieting or working out.

  14. jinni says:

    Of course you’d never lose weight for Dior because all they have to do is photoshop you to fit their ideal. Just like they did when they gave you a swan like neck and tiny waist in your first campaign with them. I guess making sure that your ads with them showing your young female fans your real body wasn’t important and won’t affect them at all. Of course not JLaw, but you just keep on preaching how you’ll never succumb to the pressures of Hollywood to sell a certain image to your fans.

    I wonder how the interview would have been perceived if it was any other famous actress/actor complaining about fans. Oh well everyone can’t be as lucky as the faultless JLaw.

    • Lucinda says:

      Because she has so much control over the photoshop.

      • Gossy says:

        She could easily put that into her contract by telling them “I’m one of the most popular, biggest female stars at the moment. If you don’t agree to not photoshop my body, then I won’t make a deal with you.”

        Cate Blanchett had that unretouched magazine cover and it was her idea. She told them, don’t touch it or I won’t pose for you.

        Go google “Cate Blanchett Intelligent Life” for the cover.

      • jinni says:

        She could have stuck to her guns, ignored Harvey’s advice, not become another cog in/tool for an industry that has worked very hard on making women and girls feel like crap about their bodies. Who only ever promote one type of beauty, that’s usually unattainable for most. Since they were the ones that approached her, which means she held all of the cards in this situation, she could have put it in her contract that they couldn’t photoshop her. But she didn’t. She became just another fashion girl, like so many other actresses.

  15. Athena says:

    I’m not sure if my post went through the first time…my apologies if this is a double post!. Anyway, yeah, I don’t sense that Lawrence is being ungrateful here…it sounds more like her usual jokey sense of humor. There never has been a “I asked Jennifer Lawrence for an autograph while she was having dinner, and she rudely told me to fuck off” post on Reddit or anywhere else for that matter. In this age of 24 hour news/information world that we live in, if anything like that ever happened…we’d find out about it. Even then, without video, I’m still skeptical! (LOL!). I think her comment stems from the fact that she actually says yes, more often than not…no big deal, really.

    • Celia says:

      I could never be a celebrity. I’m a white blonde girl and when I was travelling in China, it was weird to have people staring at me and coming up to me and wanting to take photos with me. Sometimes they didn’t even ask a permission, they would just take one without. I was sitting on a bench, eating a sandwich and a girl came to sit next to me, lean to rub shoulders with me and her boyfriend took a photo of us while I was chewing on my food. After he was done, they left while never saying a word to me and in fact it took me a while to realize what even was going on.

      The photos were fine for the first week (I felt special, lol) but it did get grating after a while when you could never feel anonymous but had to deal with stares and people taking photos of you all the time, even when you are at 3000 ft high, climbing a mountain and all sweaty and red from the sun.

      Now I totally get celebs wearing sunglasses even in the evening or indoors since they do help you to block the staring.

      • GeeMoney says:

        WTF?

      • loveisthecoal says:

        Hahah! This happened to me too when I was in China, and I wasn’t even blonde–my hair was red at the time. This is obviously a sweeping generalization, but China seems to be a photo-happy nation in general–it seemed that most people I saw had cameras! At least no one took my picture without asking–everyone who did asked first. I can see how that could be annoying. I was generally happy to oblige, it made me feel like I was famous 😉

      • Ctkat1 says:

        My friend moved to China with her adorable 2 year old daughter, who has Blonde Shirley Temple ringlets. She said people take pics of her kid all the time, stop her on the street, etc.

      • Brigittte says:

        I was in China for 14 days, and I did not mind the attention, it was quite fun. A meeting of very different cultures. I am blonde and green eyed, and my husband is 6’2″ with gorgeous long curly hair, and we got the most amusing reactions. I was in a few Chinese family photos by request, and people thought my husband was a rock star; one young girl thought he was a giant. A girl who I befriended in the gift shop of one of our hotels very shyly asked me if she could touch my hair, but only after we had talked for a half hour. An intriguing country, night and day difference culturally from the states.

  16. judyjudy says:

    I wish celebs wouldn’t talk about fame/privacy or their body type. Why is that always the focus? I’d rather know what books they’re reading, what’s on their ipod, their favorite type of weather.

  17. Jackson says:

    She’s ‘raging against the size 0 machine’ with her, what, size 4 body? Yeah, it’s nice to see an actress not be skin and bones but I think we need to stop acting like she’s Jennifer, patron saint of thick girls or curvy girls or plus-size girls. If she were a 12 or a 14 or (gasp!) larger then yeah, she can be a poster girl for acceptance and weight-diversity and ‘real women.’ But at a size 4? Not so much.

  18. M. says:

    @Jackson: Well, I think it’s because the average size for an actress is size -0. Size 4 actually is considered large…it’s really fucked up.

  19. GeeMoney says:

    I’m all for her being a healthy size and kudos to her for speaking out against being a size 0.

    However, she’s in demand right now, so she can kind of get away with being the way she is. Let’s see what she says 5 to 10 years from now when the demand for her starts to fade and they really push the weight loss thing.

    • Celia says:

      It’s always quite sad when I read perfectly healthy British actresses talking about people telling them to lose weight or they can’t get roles in Hollywood. Romola Garai is a good example, good for her she stuck to her guts and stayed working in the UK. She’s not getting the same roles Carey and Keira are getting but if you are already getting work in your homeland, there isn’t much reason to drive yourself crazy in order to fit Hollywood’s requirement. Audrey Tatou has also spoken about declining Hollywood roles these days after bad experiences.

      I honestly think people like Emma Stone, Zoe Kravitz and Ashley Greene looked better before going through the required Hollywood weight loss so I don’t understand why those male producers and directors insist already thin people to lose more weight to fit their ‘ideal’. Sigh. Sometimes I think it’s even more about the control than the aesthetic.

  20. mark says:

    Has a contract with dior, worth 27 mill and goes to paris fashion shows? Yup she doesn’t play the fame game and is exactly like you ladies.

  21. Dimebox says:

    I love what she said about hearing her parents laugh before bed; what a lovely compliment she gave them. She seems fun, slightly irreverent, and as natural as possible in the face of fame.

  22. Green is Good says:

    She’s a great actress, and I like her interviews. Done and done.

  23. Anna says:

    She’s definitely past the point of getting on my nerves. Now that she’s starting to complain more…ugh. And the Oscar thing was just tacky.

    • Brigittte says:

      What Oscar thing? That she tripped? Sounds like you should skip reading posts about her so you don’t get so worked up.

      • anna says:

        What she said about winning was tacky and somewhat graceless. I will read and comment wherever I like, thanks!

  24. Lisa says:

    Another white girl talking about how she’ll never diet, ’cause eff you, Hollywood. We are witness to a revolution, folks.

  25. IrishGirl says:

    @Dimebox: +1 regarding the compliment she paid her parents…that put a big smile on my face!. I love interviews with Jennifer Lawrence.

  26. Lucy says:

    Unpopular opinion: I like that she keeps talking about the whole health/dieting/sizes/body types thing. Lots of people look up to her, mostly young girls or women her age. You can never stress that enough. It’s refreshing and it should sink in, and change the (mostly negative) way many women see/feel about themselves.

    • Virgilia Coriolanus says:

      I also think it’s a way for her to deflect questions that she doesn’t want to answer i.e. personal questions. Because really, what do we know about her? That she’s silly, goofy, tells fart jokes in front of really hot guys (Michael F., James M), and doesn’t think she should have to diet away her natural body weight. We don’t know if she wants 2.5 kids and a house in the Hamptons when she’s thirty. So I don’t mind it, although it does get a little boring.

  27. homegrrrrl says:

    Where I live it’s considered rude to acknowledge stars as such at all; it was considered really uncool. I must say demographics have changed in the past decade, and now paparazzi are invading. Guess it’s natural progression, but it’s causing celebrity extinction

  28. d says:

    I don’t care how famous someone is, it’s rude to bother them while they’re at dinner. Rude, rude, rude. Being famous doesn’t automatically entitle non-famous people to be rude to them. It just doesn’t. Yes, some actors and celebrities are attention-seekers, but not all. Just because someone is famous doesn’t mean you are allowed to forget your own manners. I often wonder how those types of people would like it if THEY were famous and all kinds of people were coming up to them all.the.time. Self-absorbed, entitled people really irritate me.

  29. Caroline says:

    She made 27 million last year?

  30. shelley says:

    Can this chick go away? She is so annoying and self- righteous.

  31. KevinA says:

    You know, she’s oddly ambivalent, at best, about winning the Oscar. Not once has she unambiguously said she’s happy/thrilled. There’s always a “But…”

    Am I the only one who thinks she MIGHT, in 5-10 yrs after getting producing out of her system, say “Ahh, eff it,” and just disappear from public view? You know, just start a family and all?